When do we suspect that a child has learning disabilities?

The big appointment for children in society is the start of school, especially in primary school. In order for a child to be able to adequately cope academically in the Greek educational system, but also to be socialized so that he can cope later in society, he must not:

• he has no fluency in speech
• has difficulty pronouncing all the sounds/phonemes (e.g. loloi instead of clock, cliff instead of sea, zendo instead of tree, thaka instead of sack, etc.),
• is clumsy in movement (walks, trips, drops things)
• shows ambidexterity (sometimes uses the right hand and sometimes the left),
• he doesn’t know his age
• is slow and clumsy when trying to put on his shoes, coat, etc.
• it is difficult to fasten
• wears his shoes backwards
• has difficulty limping, leaning on each leg alternately, has no sense of rhythm (synchronizing with the music when running, clapping, etc.)
• holds the pencil awkwardly and has difficulty handling it (presses it hard, messy work);
• it cannot stay on the border when coloring an image
• has difficulty using scissors
• reverses letters or numbers when writing or copying
• talks “baby”
• confuses the order of words in a sentence
• has difficulty putting his thoughts in order when describing or discussing a topic
• he loses his composure and gets wasted on unnecessary details when telling a story or having a conversation
• forgets an order or a message and often has to ask again
• cannot spell his name correctly from memory
• he has trouble remembering fairy tales and songs
• unable to count to 20 mechanically
• confuses color names
• he avoids talking near his classmates
• she cries easily
• he looks cowardly
• removed and slow to execute commands
• is hyperactive / hyperactive / lethargic
• finds it difficult to sit alert and quiet for long periods of time
• has a weak tolerance to fatigue
• plays nervously with various objects
• he doesn’t concentrate, he doesn’t pay attention
• quickly loses interest by jumping from one activity to another
• often loses his things, etc.
• his eyes sting
• does not know concepts (space, time)
• appears socially isolated
• obsessed with objects and toys
• has adjustment difficulties